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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 23, 2026

17,631 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $376.36/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $3,053/hd at 811 lb · 1,138 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.68/cwt ≈ $2,894/hd at 821 lb · 1,051 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $390.05/cwt ≈ $2,794/hd at 716 lb · 994 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,631 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 105 529.00 $529.00 $2,539 —
500–535 527 567 472.50–493.00 $484.59 $2,554 —
550–575 560 452 452.50–459.00 $454.75 $2,547 —
565 565 76 467.00 $467.00 $2,639 —
575 575 85 470.00 $470.00 $2,702 —
600–635 617 161 423.00–442.50 $432.78 $2,670 —
625 625 47 405.00 $405.00 $2,531 —
650 value added 650 80 420.00 $420.00 $2,730 —
665 665 312 410.00 $410.00 $2,726 —
700–725 713 572 388.00–389.00 $388.49 $2,770 —
715 715 142 412.00 $412.00 $2,946 —
715–730 722 142 380.00–400.00 $389.96 $2,816 —
725 725 138 374.00 $374.00 $2,712 —
750 750 205 387.00 $387.00 $2,902 -1.00
800–825 810 955 375.00–378.50 $377.14 $3,055 +8.14
800–825 817 183 370.00–377.00 $372.32 $3,042 +3.32
850–885 871 828 346.00–355.00 $351.12 $3,058 -0.77
875 875 114 347.50 $347.50 $3,041 -4.39
900 900 115 343.00 $343.00 $3,087 —
900–925 911 140 333.00–337.50 $335.54 $3,057 —
915 915 110 340.00 $340.00 $3,111 —
900–925 921 337 326.00–334.50 $329.30 $3,033 —
930 930 30 325.50 $325.50 $3,027 —
1140 1140 88 271.00–281.00 $276.00 $3,146 —
1375 1375 37 245.00 $245.00 $3,369 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 477.00 $477.00 $2,504 —
550 550 450 469.00–471.00 $469.80 $2,584 —
550 550 190 456.00–459.00 $457.50 $2,516 —
600 600 94 417.00–420.00 $419.71 $2,518 —
675 675 148 411.00 $411.00 $2,774 —
725 725 70 388.00 $388.00 $2,813 —
750 750 198 364.50–374.00 $370.98 $2,782 -16.41
760 760 68 370.00 $370.00 $2,812 -17.39
800–825 813 249 349.00–365.00 $357.51 $2,907 —
800–840 823 802 342.00–364.00 $351.18 $2,890 —
850 850 247 342.00 $342.00 $2,907 -4.50
860–875 867 122 342.50–345.00 $343.76 $2,980 -2.74
925 925 110 335.00 $335.00 $3,099 -0.50
940 940 55 329.50 $329.50 $3,097 -31.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 511 600 424.00–475.00 $443.41 $2,266 —
550–575 558 268 402.00–442.50 $429.11 $2,394 —
605 605 82 401.50 $401.50 $2,429 —
615–620 617 161 373.00–386.00 $379.51 $2,342 —
625 625 83 402.00 $402.00 $2,512 —
625 625 30 405.00 $405.00 $2,531 —
650 650 152 376.00 $376.00 $2,444 —
650–685 664 628 370.00–375.00 $373.49 $2,480 —
700 700 280 358.00 $358.00 $2,506 -12.00
725 725 143 353.00 $353.00 $2,559 -21.50
750 750 408 339.00 $339.00 $2,542 -1.00
750–775 765 333 335.50–346.00 $338.70 $2,591 -9.30
800 800 64 327.50 $327.50 $2,620 -14.50
825 825 62 321.00 $321.00 $2,648 -21.00
860 860 30 305.50 $305.50 $2,627 —
860 860 305 324.00 $324.00 $2,786 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 432.50 $432.50 $2,271 —
530 530 95 435.00 $435.00 $2,306 —
550–575 562 178 402.50–425.00 $413.75 $2,325 —
625 625 806 375.00 $375.00 $2,344 -46.00
635 635 77 477.50 $477.50 $3,032 +56.50
635 635 77 358.00 $358.00 $2,273 -63.00
685 685 78 355.00 $355.00 $2,432 -30.02
725 725 70 348.00 $348.00 $2,523 +11.00
730 730 72 350.00 $350.00 $2,555 +13.00
750 750 352 336.00–340.00 $337.59 $2,532 -1.41
750 750 68 336.00 $336.00 $2,520 -3.00
800 800 130 327.00 $327.00 $2,616 —
825 825 132 318.00 $318.00 $2,624 —
850 850 60 319.50 $319.50 $2,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 168 387.50 $387.50 $2,306 —
675 675 78 340.50 $340.50 $2,298 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 445.00 $445.00 $2,448 —
600 600 335 420.00 $420.00 $2,520 —
650 650 300 384.50 $384.50 $2,499 -3.50
680 680 212 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 -28.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 155 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 —
650 650 76 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 188 420.00 $420.00 $2,310 —
560 560 183 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 —
615 615 394 400.00 $400.00 $2,460 —
630 630 309 430.00 $430.00 $2,709 —
725 725 105 387.50 $387.50 $2,809 —
765 765 135 337.00 $337.00 $2,578 -49.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 65 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 —

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Hogs

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
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Replacement Cattle

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.